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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Cell phone tracking
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:50:46 +0100
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> writes:

> Richmond wrote:
>
>> Andy Burns writes:
>> 
>>> Now, I don't claim that this background activity is actively gathering
>>> location info while off, but we're no longer a million miles from
>>> that, and "off" no longer means literally off ...
>> How does one verify that this is, or is not, happening?
>
> It was discussed last year when Google "beefed-up" the FindMy Device
> feature, e.g.
>
> my search terms were "Pixel8 transmit findmy while off"
>
> <https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24123909/google-pixel-8-pro-offline-dead-battery-location-finding>
>
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1cnt2iq/find_my_device_can_locate_pixel_8_for_a_few_hours/>
>
> They've now renamed it to "FindMy Hub" in Android16
>
>> And why did this thread which started in a different newsgroup appear
>> here?
> I also wondered where <nobody@yamn.paranoici.org>'s message came from,
> no sign of a x-post, or previous group

The original was in alt.privacy.anon-server